Lifeline Newsletter of Hui Wa’A Kaukahi
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Lifeline Newsletter of Hui Wa’a Kaukahi Spring 2005 ♦ Issue 05 - 2 IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR DUES ACA Requires New Insurance Fees Until now, everyone who participated in a Hui Wa`a Kaukahi (HWK) activity was covered by the American Canoe Association’s (ACA) insurance policy, whether they belonged to the ACA or not. Because of a rise in its own premiums, the ACA has imposed new fees. From now on, ACA members must pay an additional $5.00 annual fee per person for insurance coverage. The insurance will cover off-water events as well as on-water activities. Non-ACA members who don’t pay the $5.00 annual fee will be required to pay a $10.00 insurance fee for each club activity they participate in. Liability insurance is necessary for the protection of the club, the volunteer trip leaders, and any member who might be injured on a club paddle or other event. HWK members are thus faced with two choices: either join the ACA (if you aren’t already a member) and pay the $5.00 extra per year ($10.00 extra per year for family membership), or face a $10.00 charge every time you join a club paddle or event. Non-HWK members will automatically be charged the $10.00 fee for each paddle. Clearly, adding the ACA membership is the better bargain (it also includes a subscription to the ACA’s Paddler magazine). If you already are an HWK member but are not an ACA member, please send in your ACA dues and annual fee to Hui Wa`a Kaukahi, P. O. Box 11588, Honolulu, Hawaii 96828. The treasurer will send your payment to the ACA so that the ACA recognizes you as part of HWK. The total amount to be paid is as follows: ACA individual membership $20.00 + $5.00 annual fee = $25.00 ACA family membership $25.00 + $10.00 annual fee = $35.00 The new fees are effective on April 15, 2005. Don’t wait until your HWK membership expires to join the ACA. Beginning April 15, if you haven’t joined the ACA and paid the annual insurance fee, you will be charged $10.00 each time you come out to paddle. HWK members who already are ACA members will be required to submit the $5.00 additional fee when they renew their HWK/ACA club membership. Until then, they will be covered during the interim for any HWK activity or event they participate in. Please contact one of the following people if you have any questions: Joe Hu, HWK President....................................... 528-3600 [email protected] Jane Skanderup, HWK Board Co-Chair.............. [email protected] Chuck Ehrhorn, HWK Board Co-Chair ............... 395-6180 [email protected] Hui Wa’a Kaukahi • P. O. Box 11588 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96828 • www.huiwaa.org Officers and Steering Advisory Board Members PRESIDENT JOSEPH HU* ..................... 528-3600 CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD [email protected] JANE SKANDERUP VICE PRESIDENT VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD RUSTY LILLICO* ............... 254-4123 CHARLES EHRHORN [email protected] SECRETARY COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS DANI KROLL* .................... 651-6198 (c) BY-LAWS [email protected] JOSEPH HU EQUIPMENT TREASURER MELANIE WONG ..... 839-9802 LOIS MIYASHIRO* ............ 677-3481 [email protected] [email protected] HWK KINE STUFF ALAN CALHOUN BOARD MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP ROSTER PAUL TIBBETTS JEFF AURRECOECHEA ... 368-3891 (c) NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL TEAM GARY BUDLONG .............. 737-9514 JEAN EHRHORN [email protected] LOIS MIYASHIRO ALAN CALHOUN ............... 621-6146 PETER NICHOLSON [email protected] NOMINATIONS KEVIN CHING .. ................. 947-4526 CHARLES EHRHORN [email protected] PROGRAM ANDY COLLINS ................. 262-7537 GARY BUDLONG [email protected] ANN McLAREN JODI DINGLE..................... 951-4360 SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE TREASURER [email protected] PAUL TIBBETTS MIKE DUBROVSKY........... 383-2157 TECHNICAL ADVISOR/WEBSITE MANAGER [email protected] RUSTY LILLICO CHARLES EHRHORN ....... 395-6180 [email protected] ANN McLAREN .................. 945-9902 © 2005 All contents copyrighted 2005 by Hui Wa’a Kaukahi, [email protected] a nonprofit corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this PETER NICHOLSON ......... 396-4831 publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or [email protected] by any means, electronic or mechanical, including TIMOTHY SAWYER........... 330-1108 (c) photocopying, recording, or any storage and retrieval [email protected] system, without permission in writing from the editor. JANE SKANDERUP........... 239-7007 [email protected] PAUL TIBBETTS................ 734-5518 [email protected] *Ex-officio voting Board members PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Hello Paddlers, Rain, wind, and small craft advisories did not stop the heartier club members from enjoying this year’s HWK Easter Camp. The sky opened up on Friday and did not clear until Saturday afternoon. Small wading pools under tents and upturned canopies greeted the campers on Saturday morning. Saturday’s paddle in the rain, led by TIM SAWYER, was redirected to Kapapa Island and fish were caught. Some new members did take the kayaking class and even got to surf back from Chinaman’s Hat. The rain stopped in time for the wood to dry and members were treated to a spectacular bonfire in the clear night. Christmas trees and pallets helped flames dance toward the stars. RUSTY LILLICO and TIM were the main architects for the night spectaculars. Bongo drums brought by SHAUN YATES drew out the musicians among us. Sunday brought the day celebrators and over fifty paddlers took off on kayaks to retrieve the floating eggs in Kaneohe Bay. Enough prizes were bought by the club and were donated so everyone was a winner. The traditional Easter bonnet contest brought out the regular competitors with new and creative headgear. Tables full of potluck dishes held more than enough food for all. The barbecue grill kept the hot dogs and chicken coming. The day was topped by GARY BUDLONG as auctioneer raising several hundred dollars for the club from donated kayaking gear. Thanks goes to ALAN CALHOUN for donating his slightly used surf kayak and to STEVE HARRIS for purchasing it. Thanks also to those club members who waited in line for those great campsites we had for the weekend. We were the only group left by Saturday night and we had all of Kualoa Campsite A to ourselves. [continued on page 3] Lifeline ♦ Issue 05-2 ♦ Page 2 [President’s Message – continued from page 2] Summer will be upon us shortly and we have a lot of club paddles planned. From the basic "EZ" paddles like the Kapapa Day paddle on June 26th to the advanced Big Kahuna on June 19th (Kailua to the Moku Manu Islands off Kaneohe Bay to Heeia), there is a paddle for most skill levels. Of course, weather conditions can change to make an easy paddle difficult or a challenging paddle easy so always check the weather before you paddle. GARY advocates making the final decision at the launch point as his Hui Buoy and Breakfast Bonanza paddle turned out to be over a glassy ocean over gardens of coral never seen by him before. Fun and Safe Paddling, Joe Hu President Creative participants in the Easter bonnet contest. Gary Budlong auctions a Rrapido surf kayak donated by Alan Calhoun. Eager paddlers on the Easter egg hunt. Photos by Joe Hu Lifeline ♦ Issue 05-2 ♦ Page 3 Travel and Paddle Opportunity SEA KAYAK ITALY: PADDLE AND PASTA by Barbara Kossy You can have your pasta and paddle too! SEA KAYAK ITALY and CALIFORNIA CANOE & KAYAK have teamed up to offer an 8-day, 7- night sea kayaking trip on the picturesque island of Elba, Italy. Location: Elba Island (Marciana Marina, a town so cute it was featured on an Italian postage stamp!) Date: Monday, September 12 to Monday, September 19, 2005 $1,749.00 each for group of 4 to 7 paddlers $1,699.00 each for group of 8 to 12 paddlers Call 1-800-366-9804 to register The trip includes: Seven (7) nights at the Marinella Hotel (or similar three-star hotel) in Marciana Marina. Fee is set for double occupancy and includes breakfast. Single supplement is $90.00 per person. Four (4) full days of kayaking. Time not spent kayaking may include hiking and excursions to sites on the island of Elba, including towns, markets, and historic sites. With good weather and an enthusiastic group, there will probably be more than four (4) days of kayaking. Ground transportation by private car from and to the ferry in Portoferraio, and to kayaking and hiking destinations. Closed-deck kayaks and gear, including paddle, wetsuit, PFD, spray jacket, paddle float, spray skirt, and dry bag. You probably won't need to use the wetsuit. The water is warm! One double kayak is available. One certified guide for every six clients. Two home-cooked dinners at the home of your guides Gaudenzio Coltelli and Ana Paola Fadda. Gaudenzio is a graduate of sommalier school, grew up on Elba, has paddled there for 30 years, and knows almost everyone. He also was the first to kayak from Corsica to Elba, and is a past record holder for fastest circumnavigation of the island. An itinerary for this trip is posted at http://home.igc.org/~bkossy/. Click on the Elba Itinerary. A live Elba webcam is available at http://www.elbalink.it/webcam/webcam.php?select=webcam. Click on the British flag for English at the Elbalink website. I'll be on this trip as general guide and cultural and language interpreter. Call me at 650-728-8720 or email me at [email protected] if you have any questions about the trip or travel in Italy. Join us for hedonistic kayaking fun! Cheers! Ciao! Lifeline ♦ Issue 05-2 ♦ Page 4 HUI WA`A KAUKAHI SCHEDULE OF EVENTS compiled and maintained by Webmaster Rusty Lillico Check the website at www.huiwaa.org for details and updates or contact the Trip Leaders listed below.